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UN reports attacks on health workers in Sudan, approves $20 million CERF allocation as WFP staff expelled
Summary
The United Nations condemned recent attacks on health facilities in Sudan and announced a $20 million emergency allocation from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to scale up relief in Darfur and Kordofan.
The United Nations spokesperson said the organization "condemned the continued violations of international humanitarian law" in Sudan and described fresh attacks on a maternity hospital in Al-Fashir that included abductions of health workers.
The spokesperson summarized verified incidents: "Prior to this latest attack, our colleagues at WHO verified 185 attacks on health care in Sudan with 1,204 deaths and 416 injuries of health workers and patients since the start of the conflict in April 2023," noting that 49 of those attacks occurred this year alone. He added that local sources report thousands—including elderly people, those with disabilities and the wounded—are stranded and…
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